Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.48/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$159.48

21 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	376	163.55	615	13thin
Medium and Large 1	585	158.98	930	4thin
Medium and Large 3	429	146.75	630	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about −$15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

159.48

—

AL average14 barns · 1,073 hd

157.89

+1.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,440	90.43	1,302	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	72.87	916	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	69.00	766	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	177.48/cwt	174.00–181.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.63/cwt	158.00–163.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	177.75/cwt	175.00–183.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	191.29/cwt	188.00–194.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	187.34/cwt	184.00–191.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	158.32/cwt	155.00–163.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.02/cwt	163.00–165.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	146.75/cwt	144.00–151.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	147.05/cwt	141.00–151.00	841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.43/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	70.04/cwt	69.00–72.00	906	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	75.69/cwt	75.00–77.00	925	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Jan 25, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 185Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	174.00–181.00	177.48
5	—	427	175.00–183.00	177.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	158.00–163.00	160.63
2	—	468	160.00–170.00	164.87
2	—	730	109.00–113.00	110.99
3	—	572	141.00–151.00	147.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	158.00–160.00	158.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	157.00–158.00	157.49
5	—	322	165.00–172.00	168.84
3	—	412	155.00–163.00	158.32
3	—	370	163.00–165.00	164.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	144.00–151.00	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	188.00–194.00	191.29
2	—	525	177.00	177.00
2	—	580	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	184.00–191.00	187.34
2	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.99
2	—	545	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	90.00–91.00	90.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	69.00–72.00	70.04
3	—	1,222	75.00–77.00	75.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	69.00	69.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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